my first car i drove was a 5 speed 1986 Plymouth Voyager it was a gutless wonder i jumped it off the oil pan and it was fine, hit dozens of dead things in the road and bounced it of a telephone pole but it was good to go, it would just die if i had the AC on and came to a stop sign... oh i paid about 200 for it it was $1500 but my folks waived my debt when i graduated high school